Colorado and Southeastern Wyoming Late Season Snowstorm
May 6–7, 2026 · WPC Storm Summaries · Ended
- Colorado
- Wyoming
Summaries
3 summaries
First May 6, 02:36 AM UTC · latest May 7, 02:08 AM UTC
Source
NOAA Weather Prediction Center
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Storm summaries
Summary #3 · final
May 7, 02:08 AM UTC
Snow has come to an end across Wyoming and Colorado
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ACUS45 KWBC 070208 SCCNS5 Storm Summary Number 3 for Colorado and Southeastern Wyoming Late Season Snowstorm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 PM MDT Wed May 06 2026 ...Snow has come to an end across Wyoming and Colorado... For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 800 PM MDT...A weak stationary front remains banked up against the Front Range, but National Weather Service Doppler Radar shows that precipitation has come to an end across Wyoming and Colorado. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the event has ended... ...COLORADO... LONGS PEAK 4 NNW 33.8 SNOTEL ESTIMATE CAMERON PASS 1 NNW 31.2 SNOTEL ESTIMATE PINGREE PARK 3 WNW 31.2 SNOTEL ESTIMATE ESTES PARK 3 E 31.0 MOUNT AUDUBON 3 NNE 27.3 SNOTEL ESTIMATE ALLENSPARK 2.3 N 26.1 MEEKER PARK 26.1 PENNOCK PASS 2 W 25.0 PINEWOOD SPRINGS 1 NW 23.7 BRAINARD LAKE 3 S 22.1 SNOTEL ESTIMATE WARD 3 SW 22.1 SNOTEL ESTIMATE GLEN HAVEN 1.2 N 21.4 LYONS 6.4 NW 21.0 SPICER 9 SSE 19.5 SNOTEL ESTIMATE ST MARYS GLACIER 1 SSE 19.0 RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE 18.2 SNOTEL ESTIMATE BOULDER 3.7 WNW 13.4 AURORA 3 S 7.0 DENVER 0.4 E 7.0 AGATE 1 SSE 6.0 ...WYOMING... VEDAUWOO 6 N 18.0 SNOTEL ESTIMATE BUFORD 1 N 16.0 CENTENNIAL 7 WSW 16.0 SNOTEL ESTIMATE ARLINGTON 10 SSW 12.5 SNOTEL ESTIMATE CHEYENNE 18.3 WNW 12.2 FEDERAL 6 ESE 9.0 SOUTH GREELEY HIGH 3 S 9.0 SKYLINE 8 SW 8.8 SNOTEL ESTIMATE LARAMIE 21.7 ENE 8.2 ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW 8.0 SNOTEL ESTIMATE LANDER 5.7 SW 7.1 HORSE CREEK 12 SSE 7.0 BURNS 6.0 WSW 6.5 MCFADDEN 0.3 SW 6.1 ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW 5.8 WARREN AF BASE 2 ENE 5.5 ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S 4.4 The heavy snow event has come to an end. Near freezing temperatures are expected tonight into Thursday morning, but steadily increasing temperatures through the end of the week will help melt snow that accumulated during this event. This will be the last Storm Summary issued by the Weather Prediction Center for this event. Please refer to your local National Weather service office for additional information. Dolan $$
Summary #2
May 6, 02:25 PM UTC
Snow will continue and move southward across Colorado and parts of the Front Range this afternoon before tapering off by the evening
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ACUS45 KWBC 061425 SCCNS5 Storm Summary Number 2 for Colorado and Southeastern Wyoming Late Season Snowstorm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 AM MDT Wed May 06 2026 ...Snow will continue and move southward across Colorado and parts of the Front Range this afternoon before tapering off by the evening... Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect through early afternoon for the Rocky Mountain Front Range of southern Wyoming and Colorado. Freeze Watches and Warnings are in effect for the Central Plains to the Inter-Mountain West. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 800 AM MDT...A cold front is pushing farther south across the Southern Plains with a stationary front and weak frontal low banked against the Rockies. National Weather Service mosaic radar is showing light snowfall across eastern Colorado and parts of western Kansas in the lower elevations, while pockets of moderate snowfall are occurring over central Colorado in the higher terrain of the Rockies. Cold air is funneling into the Plains with temperatures near or below freezing that are supporting anomalous May snowfall across the Front Range. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM MDT Tue May 05 through 800 AM MDT Tue May 05... ...COLORADO... ESTES PARK 2 SW 27.0 MEEKER PARK 26.1 PINEWOOD SPRINGS 1 NW 23.7 ALLENSPARK 1 W 23.3 BEAR LAKE 20.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE TRAIL RIDGE 6 N 20.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE PINEWOOD SPRINGS 4 W 19.0 SPICER 9 SSE 14.8 SNOTEL ESTIMATE CAMERON PASS 9 SSW 14.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE PINGREE PARK 3 WNW 14.3 SNOTEL ESTIMATE RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE 13.0 SNOTEL ESTIMATE BOULDER 2 NW 11.3 DENVER 4 ESE 5.0 DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 4.7 ...WYOMING... VEDAUWOO 6 N 18.0 CENTENNIAL 7 WSW 16.0 ARLINGTON 10 SSW 12.5 BUFORD 6 NNE 10.0 FEDERAL 6 ESE 9.0 HORSE CREEK 12 SSE 7.0 SOUTH GREELEY HIGH 2 S 7.0 LARAMIE 1 E 6.3 WARREN AF BASE 2 ENE 5.5 LANDER 8.7 SSE 5.0 BURNS 6.0 WSW 3.5 ROCK SPRINGS 4.4 NNW 3.0 Snow will continue into the afternoon and may bring additional accumulations of 1-3 inches across eastern Colorado and the Rockies foothills, including the Denver metro. 6-10 inches of additional snow are in the forecast for the higher terrain of the Rockies across central and southern Colorado. The Winter Storm Index shows Minor impacts remaining across southern Colorado with heavy, wet snow making travel difficult in the higher passes. Some snowfall may move southward into the high terrain of northern New Mexico as well. Later this afternoon into the evening, snow should begin to taper off as an mid-level disturbance leaves the region. Cold morning low temperatures in the 20s Thursday, particularly for May, across the Central Plains and the Inter-Mountain West will be hazardous for the Spring growing season. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 900 PM MDT. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Wilder $$
Summary #1
May 6, 02:36 AM UTC
Issued as “Colorado and southeastern Wyoming Late Season Snowstorm”
Heavy snow forecast to impact much of Colorado and southeastern Wyoming through Wednesday
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ACUS45 KWBC 060236 SCCNS5 Storm Summary Number 1 for Colorado and southeastern Wyoming Late Season Snowstorm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 PM MDT Tue May 05 2026 ...Heavy snow forecast to impact much of Colorado and southeastern Wyoming through Wednesday... Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for the Rocky Mountain Front Range into the adjacent foothills and Denver metro area. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for much of Colorado and portions of Wyoming. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 800 PM MDT...A cold front was pushing south across the Central United States with the tail end banked up against the Rocky Mountains. National Weather Service Doppler Radar showed heavy snow falling over southeastern Wyoming and Colorado, with moderate snow spreading into the adjacent Plains. Snow began to fall this morning and continued through the day today, with some of the higher elevations in northern Colorado already reporting over a foot of snow. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM MDT Tue May 05 through 800 PM MDT Tue May 05... ...COLORADO... BEAR LAKE 20.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE TRAIL RIDGE 6 N 20.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE ESTES PARK 2 SW 15.0 SPICER 9 SSE 14.8 SNOTEL ESTIMATE CAMERON PASS 9 SSW 14.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE PINGREE PARK 3 WNW 14.3 SNOTEL ESTIMATE RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE 13.0 SNOTEL ESTIMATE GLEN HAVEN 1.2 N 5.9 BRECKENRIDGE 2 SE 4.6 NEDERLAND 4 NE 3.0 NWS BOULDER 1.4 VAIL 2 W 1.2 DENVER INTL AIRPORT 1 SSW 0.9 ...WYOMING... BUFORD 6 NNE 10.0 CHEYENNE 18.3 WNW 9.6 FEDERAL 6 ESE 9.0 HORSE CREEK 12 SSE 7.0 SOUTH GREELEY HIGH 2 S 7.0 LARAMIE 1 E 6.3 WARREN AF BASE 2 ENE 5.5 LANDER 8.7 SSE 5.0 BURNS 6.0 WSW 3.5 ROCK SPRINGS 4.4 NNW 3.0 CENTENNIAL 1.1 NNE 2.9 Heavy, wet snow will continue across southeastern Wyoming and Colorado through Wednesday. Additional snowfall amounts of 6-12 inches are expected for the Denver metro area and foothills, with higher amounts forecast for the higher elevations. Snow will cause major travel disruptions, particularly along the I-25 and I-80 corridors, with the worst travel conditions expected during the Wednesday morning commute. The heavy nature of this snow will likely lead to downed tree limbs and power outages. Snow should gradually taper off from north to south by Wednesday evening. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 900 AM MDT. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Dolan $$
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